Barrow-wight
Sign in to savethumb|"Grettir feels Kárr's grip": the undead Kárr, a barrow-dweller or haugbúi, attacks the visitor to his barrow. 1902 illustration by Henry Justice Ford
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It is catalogued under topics including Fictional undead, Middle-earth monsters and Middle-earth races.
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thumb|"Grettir feels Kárr's grip": the undead Kárr, a barrow-dweller or haugbúi, attacks the visitor to his barrow. 1902 illustration by Henry Justice Ford
Barrow-wights are wraith-like creatures in J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth. In The Lord of the Rings, the four hobbits are trapped by a barrow-wight, and are lucky to escape with their lives; but they gain ancient swords of Westernesse for their quest.
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